I picked up some lumber today that was out at my Grandparent’s farm. I am not really sure what it is. I ran the hand plane over one board. I am thinking it might be Butternut. I just wondering if anyone knows what kind wood it might be?

I picked up some lumber today that was out at my Grandparent’s farm. I am not really sure what it is. I ran the hand plane over one board. I am thinking it might be Butternut. I just wondering if anyone knows what kind wood it might be?

Butternut is a possibility. Are you able to dent it with your fingernail? Both ash and oak are very difficult to dent like that.

It is better to remain silent and be thought stupid than to open your mouth and remove all traces of doubt.

I know some of the the knots on the boards looked like oak. I will take a few more pictures of some other boards. I am thinking these boards have sawed since 1995 and have been sitting in the barn since then. I have seen these boards many times but never paid much attention to them. There looks to be over 50 board feet I got.

I Would also say Oak based on the end grain and the rays in the wood. The bark looks like Oak to me also.

Ok it looks like those boards are oak. Thanks guys your input. I too thought they might be oak when I first saw the boards. Then I thought maybe butternut. I know my grandpa had this lumber sawed. I just never knew there was much oak on the farm. I guess there could have been some oak trees growing along the fences.

Ok it looks like those boards are oak. Thanks guys your input. I too thought they might be oak when I first saw the boards. Then I thought maybe butternut. I know my grandpa had this lumber sawed. I just never knew there was much oak on the farm. I guess there could have been some oak trees growing along the fences.

Now the next question is – what are you going to make with it? I wish I had some wood from a direct ancestor like that. It would be great to make an heirloom that could be handed to the next generation and beyond.